It was before, but I've not heard anything good about the school. I found that if the pupil is bright and goes for the top, then they encourage them and support them. On the other hand, if they need extra help, then they were very lacking.

Although there is now a uniform so the pupils have a sense of belonging. I'm not sure if the school still advocates calling the teacher by their first name but I found that bred a level of disrespect instead as they called it respecting the students right to be treated as an adult.

The real nail in the coffin came when my late wife's eldest came home and informed us that they didn't have to do what we asked them to do as they were 'young adults'. Removal of her phone and sky for a few hours soon changed that idea.

The first child to go to Radcliffe had a problem with authority and the word no. Within the first day, we had a call home about his behaviour. The next day, he was taken under the deputy heads wing, and even though the road was bumpy, Radcliffe never gave up on him. He passed his exams, went through college, and now works for himself.

Good luck